My son has developed Patellar Tendonitis. It really flares up when he does heavy squats. Can anyone recommend exercises other than squats that develop power in the lower half of the body? Much appreciation!
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How old is the boy and is he working out with a trainer?
He is 17 years old and has been working out with his high school coach.
See a good orthopedic doc ----ASAP
What is the medical experience of his HS coach ???
What is the medical experience of his HS coach ???
quote:See a good orthopedic doc ----ASAP
What is the medical experience of his HS coach ???
Patellar Tendonitis is not something you need to run to a physician for.
bulldog
I respectfully disagree---the HS coach is not a doctor--when you have joint pain or persistant soreness anywhere you need to see a orthopedic doctor
I respectfully disagree---the HS coach is not a doctor--when you have joint pain or persistant soreness anywhere you need to see a orthopedic doctor
Athletic training is practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities.
http://nata.org/about_AT/whatisat.htm
Unlike most physicians, an athletic trainer is trained in dealing with the active population.
http://nata.org/about_AT/whatisat.htm
Unlike most physicians, an athletic trainer is trained in dealing with the active population.
go to the doctor, take a few days off. stop doing squats, im pretty sure its improper form, few people do them correctly and its a high risk exercise. lunges are DEFINITELY the way to go
OTL-
Nothing wrong with squats, but if they are aggravating a condition with your son, then you should discontinue immediately. Period. He is not training to be a powerlifter, is he?
As a former powerlifter myself, I say this advisedly, while squatting is valuable and does have some application to athletic performance (it absolutely helps build lower body strength and it does have an indirect effect on developing total body strength), there are very few (and none that I can think of right now) baseball related movments to which it "transfers" directly.
If you think about it, most of the athletic movements in baseball (or any sport really) involve a coordinated action of each individual leg. Squats are absolutely valuable, but lunges and step ups, IMO, are the way to go, especially if squats are aggravating a condition. Lunges are especially good because you can work on multiple planes (front, back and lateral). Like athletes do in playing their respective sports.
Also, absolutely agree with TRH, he should see a Doctor to make sure nothing else is happening there. Prudent and smart.
Nothing wrong with squats, but if they are aggravating a condition with your son, then you should discontinue immediately. Period. He is not training to be a powerlifter, is he?
As a former powerlifter myself, I say this advisedly, while squatting is valuable and does have some application to athletic performance (it absolutely helps build lower body strength and it does have an indirect effect on developing total body strength), there are very few (and none that I can think of right now) baseball related movments to which it "transfers" directly.
If you think about it, most of the athletic movements in baseball (or any sport really) involve a coordinated action of each individual leg. Squats are absolutely valuable, but lunges and step ups, IMO, are the way to go, especially if squats are aggravating a condition. Lunges are especially good because you can work on multiple planes (front, back and lateral). Like athletes do in playing their respective sports.
Also, absolutely agree with TRH, he should see a Doctor to make sure nothing else is happening there. Prudent and smart.
Find a trainer or physical therapist with an electric stim machine and use it for a week. My wife is a PT so I have access to one, not sure how hard it will be to get one for your son. I think her therapy department loans them out, you may want to take a visit to a PT.
Jon
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Jon
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quote:Originally posted by overthelights:
He is 17 years old and has been working out with his high school coach.
Well I am sure bulldog or someone else will come in when I say this and tell me that I am so wrong.
But the above is about 90% (like I have said a thousand times before) what's wrong with HS "coaches" teaching the youth of America how to lift. They have no clue, they teach incorrect (and in cases like this I am sure) potentially damaging form, and they overtrain the kids.
Overthelights I would love to see a video of your kid squatting.
quote:But the above is about 90% (like I have said a thousand times before) what's wrong with HS "coaches" teaching the youth of America how to lift. They have no clue, they teach incorrect (and in cases like this I am sure) potentially damaging form, and they overtrain the kids.
Is that the pot calling the kettle black?
Now, gentlemen....
OTL, did you get a Doctor to ID the injury? The reason I ask is that I have read that when kids are still growing (and at 17, he almost certainly still is), they are also more susceptible to certain kinds of strains at the "bone-tendon" connection. If not, it is something you should probably look in to.
OBC
OTL, did you get a Doctor to ID the injury? The reason I ask is that I have read that when kids are still growing (and at 17, he almost certainly still is), they are also more susceptible to certain kinds of strains at the "bone-tendon" connection. If not, it is something you should probably look in to.
OBC
quote:Originally posted by Bulldog 19:
Is that the pot calling the kettle black?
LOL
overthelights,
OSD or patellar tendinitis?
Son had OSD and we found, outside of icing and Advil, that stretching prior to lifting helped alot. Making sure the hamstings/quads were stretched helped the most, particularly the hamstrings. After lifting he would stretch again. Advice was from the orthopedic doc and sports medicne trainer he saw.
Have he checked out because squats themselves usually aren't the cause of the issue as much as they simply magnify the symptons. Good luck
OSD or patellar tendinitis?
Son had OSD and we found, outside of icing and Advil, that stretching prior to lifting helped alot. Making sure the hamstings/quads were stretched helped the most, particularly the hamstrings. After lifting he would stretch again. Advice was from the orthopedic doc and sports medicne trainer he saw.
Have he checked out because squats themselves usually aren't the cause of the issue as much as they simply magnify the symptons. Good luck
Physical therapist says patellar tendonitis. what is OSD? Therapist said that stretching is crucial and that he has very tight hamstrings. Thanks for all the input.
OSD...Osgood Schlatters Disease.
hope the spelling is right.
tell-tale sign is a bump/knot that forms just below the kneecap and is very sensitive/painful to touch.
Good you saw therapist...stretching will take some time but keep after it and your son should see a marked decrease in pain over time.
hope the spelling is right.
tell-tale sign is a bump/knot that forms just below the kneecap and is very sensitive/painful to touch.
Good you saw therapist...stretching will take some time but keep after it and your son should see a marked decrease in pain over time.